Lawmakers are responsible for policing themselves on ethics issues. (Creative Commons/ theqspeaks)

Among the lucrative laws were tax breaks for horse owners, extended grazing permits and a natural gas bill which all directly benefited the legislators who voted for them.

The practice is considered legal and ethical under the rules which Congress has written for itself. 

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